BRFSS 2010 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (In the past 3 months, how many times have you fallen?)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Falls (Age 45+)

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	Total Respond.^	1 fall	2 or more falls	No falls
North Carolina	8,819	887	9.6	8.8-10.5	606	7.3	6.4- 8.2	7,326	83.1	81.9-84.2
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	226	25	11.6	7.2-18.1	15	11.5	6.2-20.4	186	76.9	68.1-83.9
Buncombe	205	21	8.6	5.3-13.4	21	8.2	5.2-12.6	163	83.3	77.4-87.9
Cabarrus	226	19	9.3	5.4-15.7	14	6.7	3.6-12.3	193	84.0	76.8-89.3
Catawba	228	23	10.1	6.5-15.4	12	4.9	2.6- 8.8	193	85.0	79.1-89.4
Cumberland	208	20	9.3	5.5-15.2	15	7.0	3.9-12.3	173	83.7	76.9-88.8
Davidson	279	24	8.0	5.0-12.6	25	8.1	5.2-12.4	230	83.9	78.3-88.2
Durham	422	36	8.6	5.3-13.7	25	4.8	3.0- 7.4	361	86.6	81.5-90.5
Forsyth	213	15	7.5	4.1-13.4	7	2.5	1.1- 5.5	191	90.0	84.1-93.9
Gaston	208	23	11.2	7.2-17.2	11	4.8	2.5- 9.1	174	84.0	77.4-88.9
Guilford	515	54	10.8	8.0-14.4	28	5.2	3.5- 7.7	433	84.0	80.0-87.3
Iredell	237	25	10.8	6.9-16.6	12	4.9	2.6- 9.3	200	84.2	77.9-89.0
Johnston	183	19	11.4	6.3-19.9	13	7.0	3.7-12.7	151	81.6	72.9-88.0
Mecklenburg	437	41	8.4	5.8-11.8	22	4.3	2.7- 6.8	374	87.3	83.4-90.4
New Hanover	249	39	12.8	9.0-17.7	15	10.1	5.0-19.3	195	77.1	68.9-83.7
Onslow	195	17	10.2	5.8-17.2	11	5.5	2.9-10.2	167	84.3	77.0-89.6
Orange	208	19	10.9	6.2-18.3	11	7.7	3.7-15.3	178	81.4	72.8-87.7
Pitt	236	20	7.5	4.6-12.1	13	5.1	2.6- 9.7	203	87.4	81.7-91.5
Randolph	311	35	10.1	6.9-14.4	24	7.2	4.6-11.3	252	82.7	77.4-87.0
Robeson	213	17	7.1	4.2-11.6	18	8.4	4.9-14.0	178	84.5	78.2-89.3
Rowan	283	28	7.7	5.1-11.4	22	8.8	5.5-13.7	233	83.5	78.0-87.9
Union	245	17	7.2	4.3-11.8	23	8.9	5.5-14.0	205	83.9	77.9-88.5
Wake	456	43	7.5	5.3-10.5	19	6.1	2.5-14.0	394	86.4	80.0-91.0
Wayne	280	28	11.2	7.2-16.9	20	4.4	2.6- 7.3	232	84.4	78.5-88.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	2,199	220	9.1	7.6-11.0	144	7.6	5.9- 9.7	1,835	83.3	80.8-85.5
Piedmont	5,110	497	9.5	8.5-10.6	333	6.8	5.8- 8.0	4,280	83.7	82.2-85.1
Western NC	1,510	170	11.2	9.4-13.3	129	8.5	7.0-10.4	1,211	80.2	77.7-82.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,064	102	9.5	7.6-11.8	86	7.4	5.7- 9.4	876	83.2	80.3-85.7
Northwest	1,777	194	10.8	9.0-12.9	135	7.8	6.4- 9.6	1,448	81.4	78.9-83.6
Charlotte	1,252	109	8.6	6.9-10.8	89	7.3	5.7- 9.3	1,054	84.1	81.3-86.5
Greensboro	1,432	157	11.9	9.7-14.4	88	6.2	4.7- 8.0	1,187	82.0	79.1-84.5
Southern Regional	709	62	7.2	5.2- 9.9	45	6.9	4.4-10.5	602	85.9	81.9-89.2
Coastal	375	53	10.0	7.0-14.2	21	8.7	4.8-15.4	301	81.3	74.7-86.5
Wake	1,201	118	9.5	7.5-11.9	72	6.7	4.2-10.3	1,011	83.9	80.2-87.0
Area L	97	6	5.8	2.4-13.4	7	9.8	4.5-19.9	84	84.4	73.9-91.2
Eastern	912	86	10.3	7.4-14.0	63	7.3	4.9-10.7	763	82.5	78.0-86.2

Total
Respond.^

1 fall

2 or more falls

No falls

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

8,819

887

9.6

8.8-10.5

606

7.3

6.4- 8.2

7,326

83.1

81.9-84.2

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

226

11.6

7.2-18.1

11.5

6.2-20.4

186

76.9

68.1-83.9

Buncombe

205

8.6

5.3-13.4

8.2

5.2-12.6

163

83.3

77.4-87.9

Cabarrus

226

9.3

5.4-15.7

6.7

3.6-12.3

193

84.0

76.8-89.3

Catawba

228

10.1

6.5-15.4

4.9

2.6- 8.8

193

85.0

79.1-89.4

Cumberland

208

9.3

5.5-15.2

7.0

3.9-12.3

173

83.7

76.9-88.8

Davidson

279

8.0

5.0-12.6

8.1

5.2-12.4

230

83.9

78.3-88.2

Durham

422

8.6

5.3-13.7

4.8

3.0- 7.4

361

86.6

81.5-90.5

Forsyth

213

7.5

4.1-13.4

2.5

1.1- 5.5

191

90.0

84.1-93.9

Gaston

208

11.2

7.2-17.2

4.8

2.5- 9.1

174

84.0

77.4-88.9

Guilford

515

10.8

8.0-14.4

5.2

3.5- 7.7

433

84.0

80.0-87.3

Iredell

237

10.8

6.9-16.6

4.9

2.6- 9.3

200

84.2

77.9-89.0

Johnston

183

11.4

6.3-19.9

7.0

3.7-12.7

151

81.6

72.9-88.0

Mecklenburg

437

8.4

5.8-11.8

4.3

2.7- 6.8

374

87.3

83.4-90.4

New Hanover

249

12.8

9.0-17.7

10.1

5.0-19.3

195

77.1

68.9-83.7

Onslow

195

10.2

5.8-17.2

5.5

2.9-10.2

167

84.3

77.0-89.6

Orange

208

10.9

6.2-18.3

7.7

3.7-15.3

178

81.4

72.8-87.7

Pitt

236

7.5

4.6-12.1

5.1

2.6- 9.7

203

87.4

81.7-91.5

Randolph

311

10.1

6.9-14.4

7.2

4.6-11.3

252

82.7

77.4-87.0

Robeson

213

7.1

4.2-11.6

8.4

4.9-14.0

178

84.5

78.2-89.3

Rowan

283

7.7

5.1-11.4

8.8

5.5-13.7

233

83.5

78.0-87.9

Union

245

7.2

4.3-11.8

8.9

5.5-14.0

205

83.9

77.9-88.5

Wake

456

7.5

5.3-10.5

6.1

2.5-14.0

394

86.4

80.0-91.0

Wayne

280

11.2

7.2-16.9

4.4

2.6- 7.3

232

84.4

78.5-88.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

2,199

220

9.1

7.6-11.0

144

7.6

5.9- 9.7

1,835

83.3

80.8-85.5

Piedmont

5,110

497

9.5

8.5-10.6

333

6.8

5.8- 8.0

4,280

83.7

82.2-85.1

Western NC

1,510

170

11.2

9.4-13.3

129

8.5

7.0-10.4

1,211

80.2

77.7-82.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,064

102

9.5

7.6-11.8

7.4

5.7- 9.4

876

83.2

80.3-85.7

Northwest

1,777

194

10.8

9.0-12.9

135

7.8

6.4- 9.6

1,448

81.4

78.9-83.6

Charlotte

1,252

109

8.6

6.9-10.8

7.3

5.7- 9.3

1,054

84.1

81.3-86.5

Greensboro

1,432

157

11.9

9.7-14.4

6.2

4.7- 8.0

1,187

82.0

79.1-84.5

Southern Regional

709

7.2

5.2- 9.9

6.9

4.4-10.5

602

85.9

81.9-89.2

Coastal

375

10.0

7.0-14.2

8.7

4.8-15.4

301

81.3

74.7-86.5

Wake

1,201

118

9.5

7.5-11.9

6.7

4.2-10.3

1,011

83.9

80.2-87.0

Area L

5.8

2.4-13.4

9.8

4.5-19.9

84.4

73.9-91.2

Eastern

912

10.3

7.4-14.0

7.3

4.9-10.7

763

82.5

78.0-86.2

Back to Falls (Age 45+).

NOTE: For AHEC Regions, results for Area L are least reliable due to small sample size.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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